Rosemary Butcher
British choreographer and dancer
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Rosemary Butcher (1947–2016) was a British choreographer and dancer.[1]
Life and career
Butcher studied ballet as a child.[1] She was the first dance student at the Dartington College of Arts.[1] She spent 1968–1970 in New York, studying with the Martha Graham and Cunningham schools.[2][1] Since this period, visual art was an influence on her work in dance.[2] She also cited the Judson Dance Theater as an important influence.[3]
Butcher founded her own company shortly after returning to Britain in 1972.[1]
Butcher also taught well-known dancers such as Gill Clarke throughout her career.[3]